Recruiting: Top WR to visit Michigan State

May 16, 2014

By Matt Dorsey

Detroit Free Press Special Writer

One of the top wide receivers in the nation for the class of 2015 is Jabari Greenwood of Gonzaga High School in Washington D.C. SpartanMag.com has some details on the recruitment of this blue-chip recruit for Michigan State.

With current Spartan players like Tony Lippett and Keith Mumphery set to graduate after this season, Michigan State is looking to replenish the wide receiver corps. The Spartans have only signed one prospect in each of the last two classes. For that reason, the staff is looking for early impact players in 2015 and the 6-foot-3, 188-pound Greenwood is viewed as having that type of potential.

Rivals.com ranks Greenwood a three-star (5.7) prospect and the No. 35 wide receiver in the nation for the class of 2015. In addition to Michigan State, Greenwood also holds scholarship offers from programs such as Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Illinois, Boston College and Rutgers to name a few. In all Greenwood has over a dozen BCS offers on the table.

Michigan State has been extremely active when it comes to recruiting the Mid-Atlantic region for the class of 2015. Greenwood is one of a select few prospects that the staff is targeting as a "plan A" prospect. Greenwood talked about his contact with the Spartans.

“Coach Burton is my recruiter," Greenwood said. "He was in to visit me last week. Michigan State is definitely in my top 5."

Greenwood has mentioned a top group of schools which at various times has included programs such as North Carolina State, Kentucky, Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Rutgers. The difference between the Spartans and those programs is that he has been on campus of the other schools. Green he has yet to check out Michigan State in person, but that will be changing soon.

"I will be visiting Michigan State in June," Greenwood said. "I will be heading there after school is out."

The last few years, wide receivers such as McGarrett Kings and Trey Kilgore have traveled to East Lansing in June and shortly afterwards they became Spartans. The Michigan State staff would surely not mind if that situation were to repeat itself in 2015 with a player like Greenwood.

MSU offers Arizona standout

Recruiting Analyst Rob Cassidy of Rivals.com reported on Thursday that MSU has offered 6-foot-1, 195-pound Dedrick Young of Centennial High School in Peoria, Arizona. Young, who is rated the No. 9 prospect in Arizona for the class of 2015, currently holds scholarships from Arizona, Arizona State, Washington, Northwestern, Utah and Cal.

Young is listed as a running back by Rivals.com, but he has the ability to play multiple positions at the next level. It is very likely that the Spartans are recruiting him as an athlete that could project on either offense or defense. The Spartans already have 1 commitment from Arizona in 4-star quarterback Brian Lewerke.